The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-21

shall return to my official duty grateful to the
people of your State and capital for the cordi-
ality of their welcome, fully impressed with the
greatness of Alabama, but also with feeling
that she cannot evade If she would, the re-
sponsibity to the entire country which her
greatness and commanding position have cast
upon her.
1t was due to the remarkable self control
and good order preserved by the audience,
of perhaps 10000, at the. fair grounds that
both speeches were aud8le to the very out
skirts of the throng. The Presidents APP
pearance to respond was the signal for
wild outburst of cheers, ana he was fire
quently interrupted by applause, and oc-
caslonally fervent interjectory ''God bless
you" from the speaking stand. The party
were escorted in their carriages about the
fair grounds, this being for the limited time
at the committees disposal more accepta-
bic mode of giving the people an oppoTtuni-
ty to see the President than by the ordinary
way of passing the multitude before him.
The special train was brought to the fair
grounds and the party boarded it and started
for home at l o'clock.
A BIG FEATHER IN THEIR CAP
CALERA, ALA, Oct. 20.-The good order
in Montgomery was maintained to the mo-
ment of departure. 1t seems to have been
the result Of the forethought of the author
tiles and the excellent plans made by them
based apparently upon the experiences of
the travellers in other places and described
in the Associated Press dispatches. The
hotel people temporarily surrendered
their functions to the Governor and
Mayor, who for the moment became
both landlords and dictators. To guard
against remote possibilities of delay or in
conveniences in case the members of the
Presidential party should become separated
from their fellows, they were supplied in
i l.
of the Governor and Mayor authorizing
them to pass the guards anywhere at any
time, but no occasion was found for their
use.
Montgomery somehow reminded the Wis
itors of Madison, Wis, both in points of re-
semblance and those of contrast. Each is a
type of its section, combining the pictUr-
esque features of a roomy country village
with the advantages of a modern city.
CHARACTERISTIC SCENES.
The Presidents entertainers in Mont
gomery lamented or apologized for much in
the architectural features of their town
that was ancient, but the visitors would
have nothing changed. Broad streets, lined
with old-time mansions and cottages, shaded
by magnificent trees and surrounded by
flowers and shrubs, even the negro cabins
with their quaint groups of men, women
and children, were all in keeping and
were the elements of a scene ia
miliar to strangers in pictures of
the South, but never before witnessed in
fact The travellers having within ten days
had a chance to experience the hospitalities
of all sections of the country between Min
neapolis, where snow actually fell upon
them, and Montgomery, where banana trees
were found growing in the open air, turned
their faces homeward with promise from
the railroad people that a run of forty-two
houBs should land them in Washington.
A TURNOUT AT ROME.
ROME, GA, Oct. 20.-Ten thousand peo-
pie gathered at the depot of the East Ten
nessee road at Rome, at 8 80 o'clock tonight,
to greet the President and Mrs. Cleveland.
Huge bonfires blazed up and down the
track, and over it were thrown two mag
nificent arches of electric lights. The inn
mense concourse of people gave expression
to its enthusiasm in frequent cheers for
President Cleveland, and louder and even
heartier cheers for Mrs. Cleveland,
AT DALTON
DALTON, GA, Oct. 20.-The people of this
region are not behind those of the North
west in the matter of bontires. Rome Ga,
was all ablaze and a crowd of several thous-
and was at the station with the military and
a brass band The authorities have been
telegraphing for three or four days urging the
President to stop, and were very reluctant
to take MOI for an answer. President and
Mrs. Cleveland stood on the rear platform
as the train pulled slowly through Rome
about 9:15 o'clock, and the people had a
good chance to see them. Piles of pine
knots and torches were burning, and all the
way stations, and many lonely negro cabins,
made a show of demonstration. The train
passed Dalton, Ga, at II o'clock. The
tourists were about retiring, promising
themselves full nights sleep.